NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo @originalist.bsky.social "Every day I have to marvel at what the billionaires and Fox News pulled off. They got working whites to hate the very people that want them to have more pay, clean air, water, free healthcare and the power to fight back against big banks & big corps."
Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internet’s gay Catholic aunt. Playwright, novelist, arts journalist, grantwriter. Archbishop of Bluesky. Schism enthusiast. Never not thinking about Star Trek. Long threads, all caps, can’t lose.
pikaole @pikaole.bsky.social Artist 🐟
you can support me on
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🔎 'pikaole' on GIF/LINE/Galaxy/App store
Drives Like a Dream @urban-achiever.bsky.social
I'm not ignoring you in particular; I muted that thread.
Tammy Smith 🏳️🌈 🐸 @smitht1986.bsky.social Soldier for Life. The most lethal weapon on the battlefield is your brain. Trust your instincts. I’m probably not what you were expecting. Nice IRL. signal @SmithT1986.56 Secret Pentagon social media influencer
Aksel Tollåli @akseltoll.bsky.social At the crossroads of 20th century musicology and rampant homosexuality. Dispensary of musical opinion. Classical music critic and editor.
Occasional knitting.
akseltollaali (at) gmail . com
Linda Marie 🕊️ @lindam174.bsky.social Teacher. Mother. Reader.
Never give up.
conicats @conicats.bsky.social Wordle, Cat pics, and Quote Posts
Cats - SammyJoe and Aileron
Interests are cats, puzzles, books, podcasts, antique postcards, crafts, and more.
Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social Host of NPR's Bullseye, Judge John Hodgman and Jordan Jesse Go. Founder and worker-owner of Maximum Fun. Four-time professional actor.
“Still bringin’ satin for them draws, velvet for the mic and got a pound for the cause.”
Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social Librettist & lyricist. Author of OPERA WARS (Scribner). Senior Lecturer @UniMelb and ARC DECRA Fellow 2025-2027. Opinions own. She/her. ✍🏼👩🏻💻🎶
The Martin Sheen Podcast @themartinpod.bsky.social Join Martin as he shares personal stories, reflections & inspirational poetry on an exploration of hope, faith, love and what it means to be human. #MSWMedia https://themartinsheenpodcast.com/
J. Michael Bossert @jmbossert1.bsky.social Good trouble; retired math prof (2000), USMC pilot; CA-ARNG medevac; ACLU & SPLCenter; #BLM; ex-Hospice Vol.; Wife 45 years, Meggy B., passed in 22; VOTE DEM! 💙 Ukraine
Sacramento, CA 95825, USA; born 10/4/36
(NO DMs!/request if necessary/no "chatting")
Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social 2nd longest-running livestream on YouTube. Live from an urban coral reef in Miami. A public art & scientific research project by Coral Morphologic (https://bsky.app/profile/coralmorphologic.bsky.social) ◦ coralcitycamera.com
Zang @zang74.bsky.social Toronto VFX artist, cook, designer and active citizen.
Oh, and Elon's an idiot.
Billy Ball @billyball.bsky.social Founder, TheLivingSouth.com; Senior Editor @CardinalandPine;
Seen On: @TheAtlantic @washingtonpost @MSNBC, others. @UNCHussman grad. Journalism is the best job ever.
System Working As Intended @systemnotbroken.bsky.social One day I'll share stories with my grandchildren about the twisted reality of end-stage capitalism.
This collection will help me remember.
Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com Host of Coffee With Texas Paul.
Founder of the Ride Or Die Democrats. 💙☠️💙☠️💙
Low Road Democrat.
www.RealTexasPaul.Com
KDrama Coffee Break @thekthree.bsky.social Share your Kdrama love, angst, theories and of course “quibbles” with Kdrama BFFs Jenn & Marisa 🤩
Join our LIVE Chats every other Sunday on YouTube youtube.com/thekthree
Grab your FREE weekly & monthly calendars ko-fi.com/thekthree
SungWon Cho @prozdishere.bsky.social voice actor | represented by CAA | prozdkp@gmail.com
Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social Long-time production artist/illustrator, horse fancier and animation history buff
Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social Senior legal affairs reporter at POLITICO with a focus on democracy, the balance of power and the clash between the Trump administration and courts.
no, not that one @thatdosbox.bsky.social Only follow me if you want to be bored. Fan of Arsenal football club and dad jokes.
He/him
Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social Dad, husband, journalist at 9News Denver. Helping the community raise $20M via 300+ weekly microgiving campaigns. Next with Kyle Clark 6p weeknights + 9NEWS at 9/10p on-air/streaming on 9NEWS+. Signal tips: 303-871-1841.
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social @kylegriffin1 from that Twitter thing
Executive Producer @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social
NYT Wirecutter @nytwirecutter.bsky.social We’ve been personally testing and reviewing products since 2011 to help you shop smartly. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.
NC State Veterinary Medicine @ncstatevetmed.bsky.social Official account of #NCStateVetMed. See how we’re shaping the future of veterinary medicine and equipping the next generation of healers. 🐺🐾
Lee @cinemawins.bsky.social I have a youtube.com/cinemawins channel and twitter had to much Musk. he/him
The Steady State @handle.invalid 450+ former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution."
Follow Us Everywhere: https://linktr.ee/SteadyState
Web: https://www.thesteadystate.org
Substack: https://steadystate1.substack.com/
News Eye @newseye.bsky.social A career spent in government affairs & media. Now an interested eye on the news. Not always balanced; there aren’t two sides to fascism.
Now on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@news_eye?_t=ZN-8zwNc7WZeII&_r=1
Please use ALT text :-)
Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple
https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy
Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social Parent, lawyer, writer, lexicological acrobat, and a guy working to find my way and make a difference as I go
www.jeffroushwriting.com
Political WatchDog @politicalwatchdog.bsky.social Anti trump anti fascism
Michael D @saltymichael.bsky.social Post-Christian, former church leader. Co-author of Finding Eve. Proud father of two amazing daughters. I love Idaho’s beauty, despise her politics. No MAGAts, no DMs, please. Author, Divide by Two Wheels, co-author of Finding Eve.
Josh @severeweatherus.bsky.social This account tracks severe weather and natural disasters in the U.S & Canada.
This includes tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.
Riley Beggin @rbeggin.bsky.social Covering White House Economic Policy at @washingtonpost.com // reach me on signal at rileybeggin.49
Gail Labovitz @gailsl.bsky.social That’s Rabbi Dr. Professor to you! Faculty (Rabbinic Literature and Halakhah) at the AJU/Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, and Conservative rabbi. she/her
jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com criminalization, abolition, labor, politics, journalism—social science theory & methods too. sociologist.
https://jbenmenachem.com/
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social Senior editor at Forbes. Author of White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business.
Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com Nature comics (Bird and Moon). Books about nature. Talks. Bird facts. rosemarymosco.com She/her.
PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social Dedicated research monitoring and exposing right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy.
Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social I track how power, propaganda, and democratic erosion actually work-in real time.
Navy veteran.
Host of The Jack Hopkins Show.
https://www.JackHopkinsNow.com
Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info 📣 Speaking for the trees, and:
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
RogueCVM @roguecvm.altgov.info Federal Employee during 2025 Coup and so much more including puppy parent.
RogueVA 🇺🇸🥼🏥 @rogueva.altgov.info One of the official resistance pages of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Not an official government page. Views expressed here DEFINITELY do not reflect those of the regime. Sailors cuss like ME.
Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info Science geek who believes science is for everyone! ALL should be included in the scientific process! All views shared are personal.
Alt US Digital Service @altusds.altgov.info The official resistance team of the U.S. Digital Service. We are the Builders. #AltGov
Send your stories: submissions@wethebuilders.org
https://www.wethebuilders.org/
https://givebutter.com/WTB
Alt VA Comrades @alt-va-comrades.altgov.info We are not Vets, but VA employees and humans who believe ALL Vets deserve better.
We are also standing in solidarity with Federal Workers as we fight fascism, a hostile government takeover, and destruction of all we hold dear.✊🔥
#AltGov #AltFam #AltCitizen
Alt National Archives @altnatarchives.altgov.info Two NARAtians reminding everyone of the mission of the National Archives - “We preserve, protect, and share the historical records of the United States to promote public inquiry and strengthen democratic participation.”
We ride at dawn. #altgov #Antifa
altUSMC 🖍️ 👊 🇺🇸 🔥 @altusmc.altgov.info Marine, combat vet. Apparently also woke and an enemy of the state now? Huh. Here to call out disinformation. And to, you know, obey my oath. ETA: And maybe to NOT share classified info via Signal chats.
RogueFEMA @roguefema.altgov.info Not an official government account. But you aren't here for that, right?
Joe Posnanski @joeposnanski.com Writer, author, podcaster, father, husband, juggler and believer in blue skies.
Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info The official resistance account of off-duty NPS rangers. Fighting for national parks and park employees! https://www.resistancerangers.org/
https://linktr.ee/resistanceranger?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=8d19b18e-7568-4236-9d00-e6ea9c0c44ae
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com Welcoming media and government (and everyone else!) to Bluesky.
Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review.
AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info Not a real fed Press Sec but watched she/her on TV and said “Hey, I can do that, but with facts.” When in doubt, refer to the First Amendment and The AP Stylebook, in that order. Verified #AltGov. 🗒️ 🇺🇸
#AltGov #AltFam
Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov 40th Governor of California.
Building a California for All.
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books.
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@CharlesPPierce @theshebeen.bsky.social Keeper of the Esquire shebeen since 2011. Grand-Da to John Victor. Da to AD, BDP, and Molly Two Names. Aging epee hack, Ringsend Cowboy. "For man is a giddy thing, and that is my conclusion."...A pint of plain is your only man
RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info A couple folks resisting harmful policies, fighting disinfo & defending FEMA.
Not official FEMA. Views are our own and expressed in a personal capacity.
Armed Snail @pourdecision.bsky.social An armed snail that's also religious.
//
Un caracol armado. Ella tambien es religiosa.
GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com anarchist warlord arbitration consultant. drummer in tragic lovers. writes WORK IS FOUR LETTERS, poster emeritus for NORMAL MEN. don't be a dick.
https://golikehellmachine.com
https://tragiclovers.bandcamp.com
Sarcastic_riot @sarcastic-riot.bsky.social 💙,🖕🏿,🏳️🌈, 🦄, 💅🏽&🦇+💩+🤪
Faine Greenwood @faineg.com civilian drone technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. read my newsletter: https://little-flying-robots.ghost.io
Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social I write Extra Points, a newsletter about off-the-field stories in college sports. I also (badly) make computer games, woodworking projects, and jokes.
Chicago.
Ward Carroll @wardcarroll.bsky.social YouTuber
Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account. We commemorate victims, educate about history & preserve the authentic site.
www.auschwitz.org | lesson.auschwitz.org | podcast.auschwitz.org
Evan Hurst @evanhurst.substack.com Managing editor of http://wonkette.com, executive editor/proprietor of The Moral High Ground (SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://evanhurst.substack.com)
Political analyst and comedy yeller, with some table-flipping ex-vangelical cussing thrown in.
States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com Fair. Fearless. Free.
The nation's largest state-focused nonprofit news organization
More about us: statesnewsroom.com
Latest news: newsfromthestates.com
What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social Mariner, Historian, Firefighter, Host of What's Going on With Shipping
Greg Jarrell @gregjarrell.com Organizer, The Redress Movement
Author, Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American N'hoods. https://bit.ly/3vacJsG
I study the political theologies of US urban renewal and organize for repair.
He/him. CLT
Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social Former United States Court of Appeals Judge (1991-2006)
Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social Epidemiologist 📊 • Associate Prof at Harvard Med School & School of Public Health • Founding Director LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence • Views=own• Mom of 3 kiddos • she/her + 🏳️🌈
rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social Cofounder @dreamwidth.org / disabled queer cat lady / running social media since before it was "social media" and Trust & Safety since the dawn of time / do not cite the deep magic to me, I wrote it / no, I'm allergic to that, too
AltNIOSH @altniosh.altgov.info Unofficial (but factual) account about the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and its mission.
We're public health folks working for the worker- that's you! We'll keep doing so come hell, high water, or bad policy.
#SaveNIOSH #AltGov
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social 26+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / Peabody, DuPont, Murrow & Emmy winner
Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social Official account of the world’s largest library. Explore collections & plan a visit. All Library accounts: https://loc.gov/connect
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Trevor Rowdy Reed @trevorrowdyreed.bsky.social Eagle Scout, USMC Veteran, Former Contractor, Former Wrongful Detainee (Russia), Ukraine War Veteran, Author 🇺🇸🇺🇦
#NAFO
Instagram: @trevorrowdyreed
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/retribution-trevor-reedjim-defelice?variant=43710124884002
AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info #AltGov
State Government Worker (not state dept)
Covering all the ways the actions of the Regime are impacting the work of state governments.
DMs open to reporting impacts you're seeing relating to program funding cuts.
Be an #AltCitizen.
Indivisible Triangle @indivistriangle.bsky.social Indivisible: Triangle Daily Call to Action.
A group of liberal folks dedicated to taking political action daily. We use Indivisible as a guide for a group actions. #NorthCarolina
#Indivisible #Resist #Persist
Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social Doting grandmother, among other things.
💀 Beignet Blanc 💀 @puckingladylike.bsky.social Whiskey drinking, hell raising. Harry Dresden, but for Salesforce. Gluten free sports.
Karen from the Space Coast @karenmoser.bsky.social Retired civil service (34 years in DOD); old feminist with a long memory, and active with local Democrats. Nature lover and childless cat lady happily married to childless reptile dude. Trolls get blocked. #8647 #Resist 🌈🌻🌀🇺🇦🇺🇸
📎🔅Shine Light🔅Into Darkness 🔅 @lauralight.bsky.social “Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on” —Thurgood Marshall
🦋💙🦋
Freedom, equality and justice are worth the fight!
Alt US Army Corps of Engineers @alt-usace.bsky.social Fed employee. Resistance. #AltGov #Altfam.
Dream job- steward to Turtle Island waters, lands, and people — no matter who is in the casa blanca. None of us are free until all of us are. Not official USACE Account.
USACE staff can DM with any stories. 
AltReclamation 💦 @altreclamation.altgov.info Reclaiming water in the American West, and reclaiming democracy wherever necessary.
VHAbrainwitch @vhabrainwitch.altgov.info Social worker. VA Psychotherapist. Grandchild of WWII Navy Veteran.
#AltGov - Not an official VA account. Opinions are my own.
Content =\= medical advice.
Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info The resistance team for the U.S. Department of Labor. Not an official government account. #resist #AltGov #NoKings ❌👑
Mad Houser/AltHUD @madhouser.altgov.info Retrofitting reality and rebuilding community from the brutal bunker in SW. Opinionated Fed. Huddie. Not associated with AltNPS.
#AltGov #Bandofothers #Altpoetsociety
Mad Houser Haiku:
Mad about housing
Mad at the state of the world
Mad as a hatter
Rogue SSA @alt-ssa.altgov.info One of two (2!!) official #altgov accounts for your friendly neighborhood SSA.
@altpbs.altgov.info @altpbs.altgov.info 
Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info Alt Library of Congress #TheResistance 🇺🇸&🌏Political commentary. "Science is vital for progressive society." Verified by @snopes 👍🏼MLS📚 #AltGov cartoonist, doctoral candidate.
I stand in support of those under siege or occupied by the same regime. 🇺🇸 🇬🇪 🇺🇦
AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info Big USDA’s bratty little unsanctioned sibling 🌱🐮
Do Right and Feed Everyone.
Empower our farms & people.
#climatesmart #nutrition #urbanag #conservation #foodsecurity #diversity #bullsonparade #renegade
🚜💨🥦🥕⚗️🏡🌎🌈🐮✊
AltAirForce @altairforce.altgov.info Loyal to our Constitution, not a politician, god or person. Not an official Air Force acct. Professional critical thinker, fed, vet & mil spouse here to communicate, share information and more importantly, offer support.
Alt US Coast Guard @altcoast.altgov.info Sharing news from the Coast Guard, the Federal Government, and beyond.
Semper Paratus, Semper Pro Populus (Always Ready, Always for the People).
Not affiliated with Official USCG. Views are solely my own opinions. #AltGov 🥄
Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info They tried to bury us. They didn't realize we were seeds.
AltDOI @altdoi.altgov.info We are dedicated DOI employees who swore an oath to the constitution to protect the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage. Officially *unofficial* account.
Do not approach the wildlife. This bison bites back. #AltGov 🦬
@altfema.bsky.social @altfema.bsky.social Helping people before, during, and after (this democratic) disaster.
#AltGov